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The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 130 times throughout the day, using 82 and 120 mm mortars and 122 mm D-30 howitzers to shell Azerbaijani positions, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on April 25.

Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia's Paravakar, Berkaber villages and nameless hills of Ijevan region, Dovekh and Barekamayan villages of Noyemberyan region, Mosesgekh, Chinari villages of Berd region and nameless hills in Krasnoselsk region subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in Kohnagishlag village of Agstafa region, Gizilhajili village and nameless hills of Gazakh region, Agdam, Kokhanabi villages of Tovuz region and nameless hills of Gadabay region.

Meanwhile, Armenian army opened fire from positions near the villages of Yarimja, Chilaburt, Goyarkh of the Terter region, Shikhlar, Bash Gervend, Kangarli, Javahirli, Sarijali, Nemirli of the Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand region, Garakhanbayli, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages in Fuzuli region, Mehdili village of Jabrayil region, as well as nameless hills in Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.

In consideration of the operational situation, Azerbaijani armed forces inflicted 131 strikes on Armenian positions.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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